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Nanda, the Buddha's half-brother, drinking wine and enjoying himself with a woman in the palace before his conversion. The pair are attended by three servants whose status is unclear. The upper right figure probably represents a Central Asian man. India, Aurangabad, Cave 17, created in the 5th century. Creative Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0

The following pages, organized geographically, present medieval sources (some available on this website, others available through different websites or in print) along with selected bibliographies of recent scholarship that give context for the regional history of slavery and captivity in the medieval period, broadly interpreted.

Africa
Byzantium and the Aegean
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe
Mesoamerica
Middle East and North Africa
North America
Russia and Central Asia
South America
South Asia

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Teaching Medieval Slavery and Captivity

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